Coronavirus live updates: 204 railway coaches deployed in 4 states to boost Covid-19 capacity
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THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jun 15, 2020, 03:19:16 IST
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Coronavirus live updates: 204 railway coaches deployed in 4 states to boost Covid-19 capacity

Total confirmed cases in India have crossed the 3 lakh-mark, making it the fourth most affected country from the coronavirus. Globally, confirmed cases are nearing the 80 lakh-mark. Stay with TOI for the latest developments
16:16 (IST) Jun 13
Delhi high court directs Centre and Delhi Government to increase the number of beds for Covid-19 patients and try to increase the number of ventilators so that all Covid-19 patients in need can get these facilities.
16:14 (IST) Jun 13
Loss of smell (anosmia) or loss of taste (ageusia) added to the list of Covid-19 symptoms by the Health Ministry.
15:32 (IST) Jun 13
HC says it expects hospitals in Delhi to upload real-time data of availability of beds for Covid-19 patients, reports PTI.
15:31 (IST) Jun 13
HC directs Centre, Delhi govt to increase beds, ventilators for Covid-19 patients in the national capital, reports PTI.
15:28 (IST) Jun 13
Home minister Amit Shah and health minister Harsh Vardhan to hold meet at 11am tomorrow with Delhi LG Anil Baijal, CM Arvind Kejriwal and members of State Disaster Management Authority to review Covid situation in capital.
AIIMS director to be present.
15:23 (IST) Jun 13
Maharashtra govt caps maximum price for the test by collecting samples from home at Rs 2800, reports ANI.
15:17 (IST) Jun 13
Maharashtra government caps maximum price for Covid-19 tests (RT-PCR) at Rs 2,200 from an earlier rate of Rs 4400, reports ANI.
15:05 (IST) Jun 13
Amid a massive spurt in coronavirus cases in India, experts on Saturday came down hard on the ICMR for its sero-survey findings to assert that there was no community transmission of Covid-19, saying it was not reflective of the current situation and the government was showing "obstinacy" in accepting the truth.
14:46 (IST) Jun 13
Surat civic authorities order eight diamond firms to partially shut operations after 23 workers employed in such units test positive, reports PTI.
14:37 (IST) Jun 13
1,233 personnel of Mumbai Police recovered from Covid-19, reports PTI.
"A total of 1233 policemen from the #MumbaiPolice Force have successfully defeated #Covid19. 334 of them have returned to duty. Congratulations to these #coronawarriors. I am proud of the @MumbaiPolice who risk their lives to perform their duties diligently," state home minister Anil Deshmukh tweeted.
14:29 (IST) Jun 13

Union Cabinet, under PM's leadership, decided to hike the Minimum Support Price...I have not made any statements about decreasing MSP, this has been falsely attributed to me. The govt has always protected farmers and will continue doing so.

Union minister Nitin Gadkari (ANI)

14:10 (IST) Jun 13
Police in Nepal arrested 10 people, including seven foreigners, on Saturday as demonstrations against the government's handling of the coronavirus crisis continued with hundreds of protesters gathering in the capital city Kathmandu, officials said.Police officials said an estimated 1,000 people had gathered on a major thoroughfare in Kathmandu for the third day, where seven foreign nationals were arrested.Nepal's government says it has spent about $89 million to fight the pandemic, has conducted around 310,000 tests and quarantined some 158,000 people. But activists insist this is not enough in a country of 30 million people.
13:57 (IST) Jun 13

From June 20, all private chartered flights departing to Kerala from Middle East countries shall only carry Covid-19 negative passengers. Test certificate must be carried by them. It applies to all flights for which consent letters were issued earlier.

Kerala Principal Secretary (ANI)

13:40 (IST) Jun 13
Andhra Pradesh reports 222 Covid-19 cases, tally rises to 5,858
13:39 (IST) Jun 13
No Covid-19 case reported form forward areas in J&K and Ladakh: Army
“No COVID-19 case has been reported from our forward areas including Leh, where our troops stand strong. The protocols adopted by Army have ensured that no other soldier has come in contact with COVID patients and they are being treated at Command Hospital, Northern Command,” Udhampur-based Public Relations Officer (Defence) Lt Col Abhinav Navneet said. He said individuals are being screened and tested again meticulously to ensure a COVID-free environment in forward areas.
13:38 (IST) Jun 13
Hundreds protest against Nepal's coronavirus response; 7 foreigners arrested
The Himalayan nation imposed a complete lockdown in March after reporting its second confirmed coronavirus case. But the number of infections have since increased to 5,062, with 16 deaths, and the government has come under fire for not doing enough to contain the outbreak. Police officials said an estimated 1,000 people had gathered on a major thoroughfare in Kathmandu for the third day, where seven foreign nationals were arrested. "The foreigners were arrested for interfering in Nepal's internal affairs," police official Basant Lama said.
13:34 (IST) Jun 13
10 injured after a private vehicle carrying migrant workers from Himachal Pradesh to Bihar turned turtle on Agra-Lucknow Expressway in Unnao district, UP
13:20 (IST) Jun 13
An association of medics extends support to the resident doctors of two municipal hospitals in Delhi, threatening mass resignation if their "reasonable demands" for payment of salaries pending for three months are not met within a week.
13:19 (IST) Jun 13
India's Covid-19 cases jump from two to three lakhs in 10 days as it records worst daily spike of 11,458 infections.